August 2014
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Long month ahead. Five league games plus the next cup round will certainly make for an interesting month. Hopefully we'll be able to keep our good form going and keep on to the top spot.
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02.08.2014 / Bodens BK (1.) - Nacka IF (14.) / 2:1 (2:0)
1:0 Kerr (37.)
2:0 Micic (45.+1)
2:1 Achi (90.+2)
PotM: Ciaran McGuigan (NIF / 7.7)
We really weren't that good, but it's okay. A win that was much more comfortable than the result suggests. We simply couldn't convert our dominance into chances and conceded from 30 meters out (long shots attribute 2...) when we were one man short due to Micic's injury late in the game. We just need to keep going.
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We'll play second tier side
IK Brage in the second round of the cup, a very good draw if you ask me.
Peter Micic is out for four weeks after his injury against Nacka,
David Simbo has a virus taking him out for three weeks.
Linus Widmark will also miss our next game thanks to a cold. Not going to make things easier.
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09.08.2014 / Strömsberg IF (9.) - Bodens BK (1.) / 1:3 (1:1)
1:0 Hägg (29.)
1:1 Gracia (45.+1)
1:2 Brännström (54.)
1:3 Brännström (65.)
PotM: Simon Brännström (BBK / 8.8)
Impressive win that could have been even higher. We played well even with three first teamers missing and a few other players therefore having to play out of position. Good result that keeps us on top. Twelve games unbeaten which is a new Boden record.
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16.08.2014 / Bodens BK - IK Brage / 1:0 (1:0)
1:0 Åström (8.)
PotM: Peter Magnusson (IKB / 7.5)
It's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog. And believe me, we fought. This was not a good game to watch as most things happened in midfield. We wanted the win more, so we got it. Great achievement for us.
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20.08.2014 / Bodens BK (1.) - Karlslund IF HFK (6.) / 1:0 (1:0)
1:0 Winblad von Walter (6.)
Svensson (BBK) saves penalty (27.)
PotM: Fredrik Lundgren (BBK / 7.7)
Our cup surprise win seemed to harm our performance in that match as we were the inferior side for most of the match. Karlslund didn't get any clear cut chances apart from the penalty, but neither did we. Some luck and good defensive work are enough for three points.
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Gabriel Winblad von Walter will be out for two weeks following the game against Karlslund, we're now short in offensive options. Young CM
Adam Hegarty will get his chance to impress on the right wing.
The Swedish group draw delivered two real heavyweights.
Helsingborgs IF,
Djurgårdens IF and
Jönköpings Södra IF will face us in March. Should be impossible.
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23.08.2014 / Bodens BK (1.) - Väsby United (9.) / 1:0 (1:0)
1:0 Sciacca (30.)
PotM: Linus Widmark (BBK / 7.8)
After 23 minutes we were in trouble. Simbo and Brännström both had to subbed due to injuries. As we only have 2 strikers (now both injured) Luca Sciacca played up front and scored only a few minutes later. With 49 minutes played, we had the third injury, Peder Åström out as well. Sciacca had to move back to midfield and Santeri Viitasaari took the striker position. Considering those circumstances, this was a great 1:0 win.
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We're without
Åström,
Simbo and
Brännström for a week or two. The team really fields itself now.
Captain
David Simbo will leave us on a free transfer to Trelleborg at the end of the season. He didn't play as well as his attributes suggest but still is a major loss.
Micic is fit for the game against Eskilstuna City.
Hegarty will once again play on the right wing,
Hill takes Åström's place in midfield. This nearly looks like it could be a football team.
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30.08.2014 / Eskilstuna City (6.) - Bodens BK (1.) / 2:2 (1:0)
1:0 Rogic (33.)
1:1 Pettersson (56.)
1:2 Sciacca (78.)
2:2 Johansson (86.)
PotM: Simon Johansson (EC / 8.0)
Lucky point for us. I completely messed that up tactically as our first half was horrible. After 30 minutes I had to change the team already and brought in Nic Pettersson for Ludzik, dragged Hegarty into his usual position, Hill to DM and Viitasaari to CB. Then things started to work again. We somehow managed to get ahead but didn't deserve to win this match. This is okay as long as it doesn't happen too often.
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That was August, nearly a perfect month really. Five wins and a draw despite serious injury problems is not all that bad. Our main problem is that the same goes for Akropolis who are the only ones keeping up with us right now. Still this is awesome, as I didn't expect to sit on top of the table with only eight games to go.
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Player of the month goes to
Linus Widmark. Our defense really shone this month and that was partially down to our young right back. Born in Boden, youth product of the club (well, he was there due to the "Add players to playable teams"-button) and still only 19 years old. Should I change clubs after this season, I'll try to poach him immediately.
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Akropolis lost their final game so we finished 5 points ahead of them. This was unexpected for sure, but we really deserved to be promoted. More about this in the next post though.